WorksheetsRoots and Affixes #17 Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Charlotte is organizing a relay race and wants each team to have a name that reflects the number of runners. She considers using the prefix 'quad-' for one of the teams. What does the prefix quad- mean?
Two
Three
Four
All
Grace visits her doctor because she has been experiencing joint pain. The doctor tells her she has arthritis. Based on the suffix -itis in her diagnosis, what does it mean?
Inflammation, illness
Medicine, cure
Hospital, clinic
Bone, structure
Lily is reading a book about geography. She wonders what the root word 'geo' means. What does 'geo' refer to?
Rock
Earth
Explore
Space
Priya is studying different scientific instruments. She comes across the word 'thermometer' and wonders what the root word 'therm' means. What does 'therm' mean?
Measure
Heat
Weather
Sun
Aria is reading a book about animals and comes across the word 'quadruped.' Using the prefix quad-, what kind of animal is a quadruped?
One that eats meat and plants
One with thick fur and blubber
One that lays eggs
One that walks on four legs
Grace visits the doctor with severe abdominal pain. The doctor mentions that she might have appendicitis. Use the suffix -itis to infer what appendicitis is.
Medicine to ease inflammation
A type of emergency surgery
Inflammation of the appendix
Not having an appendix
Luna is reading about ancient astronomy. She comes across the term 'geocentric' and uses the root 'geo' to figure out what a geocentric view of the universe was. What does Luna conclude?
Believing Earth was in the center
Believing all planets were like Earth
Wanting to explore the universe
Interest in studying the stars
Liam is working at a wildlife reserve and needs to monitor animal activity at night. He is given a thermal camera. Use the root therm to infer what the thermal camera will help Liam do.
Taking photos underwater
Taking very detailed photos
Detecting heat
Storing lots of information
Maya is learning about different sources of energy. She wonders which of the following is an example of geothermal energy.
Oven
Campfire
Hairdryer
Lava
Aria is organizing a word game for her friends. She gives them a list of words and asks, "Which word does NOT have the same prefix as quadruple?"
Quadrant
Quantum
Quadruplet
Quadruceps
Emma is curious about what a biologist does for work. Use the root word bio to infer what a biologist studies.
Weather patterns
Heat and temperature
Living things
Rocks and minerals
Kai is studying different subjects in school. He wants to find a word that contains the root geo, which means 'earth.' Which of the following words should Kai choose?
Biology
Thermometer
Appendix
Geometry
Grace visits her doctor and is told she has 'bronchitis.' Based on the suffix -itis in her diagnosis, what does this suggest about her medical condition?
It involves inflammation
It is a type of medicine
It is related to bones
It is a virus
